He's The Strangest Hitter In

It's Better To Throw A Theoretically Poorer Pitch Whole-heartedly, Than To Throw The So-called Right Pitch With Feeling Of Doubt-doubt That's It's Right, Or Doubt That You Can Make It Behave Well At That Moment. You've Got To Feel Sure You're Doing The Right Thing-sure That You Want To Throw The Pitch You're Going To Throw.

I Think It's Incredible Because There Were Guys Like (willie) Mays And (mickey) Mantle And Henry Aaron Who Were Great Players For Ten Years... I Only Had Four Or Five Good Years.

The Game Has A Cleanness. If You Do A Good Job, The Numbers Say So. You Don't Have To Ask Anyone Or Play Politics. You Don't Have To Wait For The Reviews.

People Who Write About Spring Training Not Being Necessary Have Never Tried To Throw A Baseball.

The Only Time I Really Try For A Strikeout Is When I'm In A Jam. If The Bases Are Loaded With None Out, For Example, Then I'll Go For A Strikeout. But Most Of The Time I Try To Throw To Spots. I Try To Get Them To Pop Up Or Ground Out. On A Strikeout I Might Have To Throw Five Or Six Pitches, Sometimes More If There Are Foul-offs. That Tires Me. So I Just Try To Get Outs. That's What Counts - Outs. You Win With Outs, Not Strikeouts.